get into the details of that. >> i said i wouldn't get intoul the dndetails on that. there are people that have expired as a result of this incident. >> were the device inside thee e trash cans for mail boxes. boxe >> we don't know. >> what about reports that there were police guarding victims att mass general. >> there's police that have been dispatched to all hospitals toho secure the area and get all witness statement that we canenh possibly get.atssibly all of that stuff is happeningfh right now.t >> but guarding rooms, specific rooms at mass general n there'sr heavy police presence in all off the hospitals, venues throughout the city. city you shouldn't read anything into that. >> the heads and those are -- ar looking in the garbage cans, are they scouring the area and looking at all types of possibilities. >> anything that is unattendedud right now, any package that is being unattended is beingbeing treated as a potential problem. we're methodically going througg the area to make sure that weree check every particular parcelpa

and item rtthat is out there. th >> we will call this for now. we will be back with more more information when we have it.ve thank you very much. we continue to follow breakk news from boston?ton? a horrific scene at the boston n marathon tonight.tonig two people are dead, dozens are inked as policinjured, as polico others expired. a third explosion at the jfk library happened although thehe connection has not been not bee determined. we will continue team coverage e on this story.sty. the developing word is that the d.c. area is at a high tenned state of alert. today president obama isident os expected to address the nation at 6:10. at 6 we continue with our boston affiliate. it's patriots day pri pri

15th. patriots pat day. we have seen a number of explosions, fefer several of th. the question is who is behind these attacks. attack that is something we're tryingng to help you figure out. out. that is something we are trying to figure out. figure we can tell you that thethat governor and law enforcementenfn officials are saying stay home.e stay out of crowds and they're e not kidding, and there's a goodd reason for that.. we know they're investigating an number of devices along the e marathon route, nothing nothin confirmed there. the. these pictures tell the story, , there's no confirmation neededod when you look at the smoke. smok i happened to be right there att the finish line. line. i heard an explosion, i turnedot around and that is what i saw. i tell you when you have peoplep ten deep, families, mothers,ers, fathers, grandparents looking lg for loved ones to come in and ad you turn around and you see that, it stops your heart. >> i would imagine so..

you said you had started walking away. you didn't hear the second bomb. >> i heard it ---- >> but the response of gettinggg people moving them along was wa immediate. >> that is what i did, too.d, i had my kids with me, and i i moved them as far away as as possible as quickly as possible. when you turn around, you know that's not a manhole exploding.. >> our infra stuc infrastructur, and people go by them, and passs an eye on it and that's boss ito this was totally different anddr you knew that. president barack obama is coming out in seven minutes to address theto nation, london, san francisco, new york, our nation capital and our city in boston t all under heightened alert, a a fluid situation. >> talk to tom mcgee and he is i a terrorism expert who has joined us number you numerous td never after the aftermath. afte today we have two dead, as manyy

as 23 injured, they range in age from 3 1/2 years of age all thee way into the 60s, we see thee injure he images shot by the our photographer, first explosionfi and then the second and then you see people caring for their loved ones. lo we had a woman whove was was underneath brayin praying at th. this speaks to the gravity of gv the situation and the enormitymy of it. of i you heard from the spleetion poe commissioner. we heard him say that the e incident at the jfk library isis not related to the bomb we had today. >> what do you think about that, todd. >> i know that a lot of peopleat are of saying, wait a minute, u have an explosion on boylstonbot street. you had one down the street from that one, and an hour later you have an explosion or something e going on at the jfk library. lir hard to not connect the three or is it. you tell me, you're the expert.e >> commissioner davis is makingg

a good decision.cision. he he wasn't dant would be an alarmist early on the in investigation. he is taking in as much ch information just like we are ona the fly. he wants to make sure that the information that is being bei released is accurate. accura we can visit right back to recent incident in new town, connecticut where a lot ofof information came out early andly not all of it was really really accurate. i think he is taking the right r steps in being very conservativt with how much information is inn being released. >> we want to remind folks thatt the president barack obama willm be addressing the nation of thet events that took place in boston, that is coming up ing ui five minutes time at fox 25. 25. >> let me tell you a couple ofue things that the police commissioner said.mmissioner he did say for people to stay out of crowds. crow things could be blowing upin during the course of the next nt couple of hours. there's no indication that would happen but that is a is a possibility.ity. anybody who dropped their bagsde and leftd them they are being treated as suspicious right nowt when you hear that, you know knw that this is a fluid situation.

something is going on, and it continues to go on, and that'sts the concern here. he what is happening and i also i s want you to talk about, when whn there were two other devices beyond the ones that exploded on boylston street that they dismantled. you can learn a lot about whereu this is coming from, simply by y looking at these devices, explain that. th >> first off, maria, we essentially have more than a 26-mile crime scene.e we also have the areas where the runners were staged. st we have the media areas outside of actual staging areas foft fot media. we have different areas whereere the medical and first respondere have assembled. so essentially everything inclusive in the marathon route is part of the crime scene. here is the next aspect as farfr as the signature of actual devices that are discovered. >> i think this is interesting for people tois know. because i didn't know it.it. why do you don't you explain what is happening before we hear from the president. pres

>> when our bomb techs are able to disrupt a specific device spc they're going to look at how that device was constructed.cone based on that construction it'ss going to yield a lot of of information. now if there's information in a federal data base in a bomb technician database, they can cn look at other incidents that tht have happened globally in othero states or is i isolated incidens and they can match up the a semblance of the actual ied andd be able to connect the dots from that part of the analysis in the investigation. >> all indications are at this point this is not the work of wk one person or is it? n in 90 opinion my opinion, they one person is going to be able to koor rethes carry these manyi was one or two individuals as opposed to the single lone wolf that we have speaking to.

>> let's speak to the increasedr securities at the hospitals. hoa we mentioned this early on and also at the hotels and thend the ground stop at lowin logan. >> part of the protocol is the h ground stoppage for criminal crl incidents and we need to think,n he was captured on the plane after the 2012 incident. we say no arrests here according to the boston police commissionn no arrests yet, but things are fluid. there's a lost information coming and that information infr needs to be accurate as the this fluid situation remains. >> we are a itwain a await worde president. >> we are awaiting for the the president to speak down the road at the white house 6:10 this evening speaking to the nationk about the information he has ane obviously going to off words of condolence as well as reassurances that things team ta

be under control although it's h still an active investigation up there. >> as we wait to hear from from president obama, security has su been heightened around thend washington d.c. area. and mayor gray, and the fire fie chief will be holding a press ps conference to talk about thetalo changes that are taking placetaa around here. here. >> let's take it to the tom fitzgerald, this is taking taki center stage as both sides of of aisle were looking at the debat of immigration and gun control.t now the president is dealing with a domestic terror attack. >> clearly those were the twoe o issues that dor dominating thema conversation here in washingtonn today. that quickly took a turn when wn this news let out today. we were down by the white house heading in to this afternoon tho big event at the white househ today was going to be the e welcoming of the alabama crimsom tied football team.all you can see the briefing room b

now of the white house, this iss where the president is going ton bet making his remarks. we were told by th the white hos press secretary that thehe president was informed of this incident at 3:00 today, and quickly received a briefing frob the homeland security advisorsor for the white house lisa monco, which was attended by the new white house chief of staff shawn mcdonough, and here comes the te president. we're going to him right now. earlier today i was briefed by my homeland security team onm event in boston. we're continuing to monthto monh monitor in response to the situation as it unfolds. i have directed the full ll resources the federal government to help state, and local cal authorities protect our people.p increased security around the united states is necessary and investigate what happened. the ameratican people will say a prayer for boston tonight. toni and michelle and i have sent our deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims inin

the wake of this senseless losss we don't yet have all the all te answers but we do know that that multiple people have been wounded, some gravely at explosion at boston marathon. i have spoken to fbi director mueller and secretary of of homeland security and they are e organizing the appropriatete resources to investigate and too respond. i have updated leaders of congress on both parties. reaffirm that on days like these there's no republican and democrats, we are americans ame concerned for our citizens. ci we spoke with mayor pop may govr patrick and mayor menino. and above all we made it cleard to them that all americans stan with the people of boston. bo boston police, firefighters, ana first responders as well as the national guard responded heroically, and continue to do so as we speak. spea

this is a reminder that so manyy americans serve and sacrifice on our behalf every single day day without regard to their own safety, dangers and and circumstances. we salute all those who have hae been responding to quickly and d professionally to this tragedy.g we still do not know who did d this or why. and people shouldn't jump to to conclusions before we have all l the facts, but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did did this, we will find out why theyy did this. this. any response -- any responsible individuals, any responsiblele groups will feel the full weighg of justice. today is a holiday in massachusetts, patriots day.day. it's a day that celebrates the free and fiercely independent ie spirit that this great americant city of boston has reflected from the earliest days of our nation, it it's a day that draww the world to the boston streets

in a spirit of the friendlyly competition. boston is a tough and resilientt town, so are its people. i'm supremely confident that bostonnians will pull together,e take care of each other and move forward as one proud city and as they do, the american people pep will be with them every single r step of the way. you should anticipate that as we get more information, our teamsm will provide you briefings. brie we are still in the the investigation stage at this point. poin but i just want to reiterate, wt will find out who did this, ands we will hold them accountable. >> thank you very much. >> terror -- -- >> the united states barack obama speaking from the briefing room at the white house.hoe. to recap a little bit about what we heard from the president. the president saying we do notwo have all the answers just yet.y. the president sayses ha says hes

with the fbi, the homeland security, and he has spoken byen phone with governor duval patrick of massachusetts and the mayor of boston tom menino.meni we do not know who did this examine we do not know why, rett rest assured any and all l responsible parties will feel fl the full weight of the justice.t a situation obviously that the e full breath and weight of theweg unihtted states governor and investigatory agencies here in washington tonight are being pulled together. a lot of that information beingg directed up the i-95 corridor t boston tonight. shawn and brian. >> tom fitzgerald. we appreciate that.ate that. we want to give you a heads up,, a reminder that coming upingup shortly we will be hearing from mayor vince gray, and the security chief and fire chief discussing the security measurey that are being taken in light of the the things that gone on in

boston. >> d.c. in the case of a heightened alert as well as many cities around the country andun the world. karen houston is going to tell l us more about that.ou >> reporter: it's not quite que the feel of a city under siege,i but there's definitely a sense e that there's something up.et we're right across the street from lafayette house. if you take a look at the white house, sharp shooters have been on the roof. they have been making theirr presence known since the the incident at boston thisboston th afternoon. and pedestrian traffic has beenn blocked from pennsylvania avenun right in front of white house. yellow tape is posted all alongg pennsylvania avenue at the edge of lafayette park. park. so visiting tourists have had t take their pictures from, as as close as they can get to the cag white house from inside lafayette park. park you can also see in the middle of a pennsylvania avenue severae secret service cruisers, they'ry parked in the middle of the street.

there are officers posted alonge the street.the we also ran into some tourists today who were from the massachusetts area.. we first ran into a woman who came from greenfield, mass marc massachusetts, she just wast shocked and wondered out loud why people would do somethingsog like. that she just didn't understand if they were trying to send out a signal or a message about something. she didn't get what their thei message was.s. we also talked to a family fromm the boston area, and they were e just shocked about what happened, because they had had friends who were at the th marathon. they were not participating as runners, but they were attending the event and they were close t the finish line. line. they actually took a picture pit right after that explosion which they e-mail to their friends. that must have happened before o cell service in the boston areaa was shutdown.

and + so we hear this people are not able to get cell service out now so they were fortunate enough to see that picture andue also to find out that their ther friends are okay, were aicial to get table toget to safety. as i mentioned, we did talk to k those people. i think we have that sound for r you right now. n. >> i don't know what the hell this world is coming to, and you can't have a race. what are they trying to prove? v what is their message? mess because it's certainly nott getting across to me. i would shun them more than youn know look up to their message. e >> it's just really scary. i is have a lot of friends thatt are runners were going to watchc the race and just concern for fr their safety.sa >> in the future do you run. >> i do. >> have you run in a marathon. a >> never in a marathon. >> but even in a big race, race people are there, is this going

to affect how you run, will you run in a race again? ag >> you have to be cautious. ca anything can happen anywhere, aw you never know.u ne >> reporter: rightve now we'rew hearing from the mayor of bostof who is talking about the marathon. let's go there live right now. karen, thank you very much. we're going to go to boston mayor. >> check with mayor vince gray c who is holding a press press conference to talk about the situation here in ouro area. >> okay, i apologize. we will try to gel get that foru in a moment. let's check in with maureen umeh. you were checking on the incredible images that were taken from the marathon today. o >> we have gotten a lot of incredible images, but before yoitell you that. that. we profiled tatian.

and the mother said they were in the building next door,, celebrating when they heard two loud booms and a lot of of confusion and chaos.d ch listen to what she had to say.s. >> there's ambulances all over, people are, you know bloody andd scared and confused. they're trying to get through t the street.the st they cleared the street, people, are moving out of the way, butbt definitely moving from the area. i think there's more thanthan several people injured. it does concern. we don't know why and they're telling us there could be other bombs, and you know, so it's very disconcerting. >> very disconcerting what hasta happened there in boston. and you did mention those images and i want to share with you now some of those that we have beenn seeing. before we do that, let's toss it back to brie ban an brian and sw

information. >> let's go to the mayor. we believe g we haveo stand tht communication line.commun >> victims of situations and want to be able to assure peopls the bestur we can that we are ar active and ready that we are ready to respond, and we will ww continue to gather informationrn and analyze that information as it becomes available to us. to so with that having been said we will open it up for any any questions that you may have, ane i will imemploy the tea employ e as needed. >> bruce. >> [ inaudible ] thousands ofusf people down there. [ inaudible ] well, we have no changes as plans at this stage, bruce. bruc we help people will continue too come down, and engage in this ts important celebration.n. 151st celebration of the emancipation of 3100 slaves in v

the district of columbia. c so right now, we plan to go to o forward as we plan prior to. >> [ indiscernible ] >> there's no specific threats,h nothing that we have ties or responsibly could be tied to this? , no. no. >> chief what are your officersi doing that they don't normally as a result -- >> i'm not going to get into specifics, but we do have a plap that we have in place to enhanca securitity around the city.rouni we do that anytime there's an an incident nationally or internationally until we have he enough information to feel feel comfortable that there's no theo potential connection here to washington d.c. or connection to washington d.c. you will see visible increasing presence. there's other activities that tt we're involved in that i won't get into it. for washington d.c. because we have so many events and becausea this is the nation's capital,ca,

the combination of law enforcement resources, on a a daily basis, the park police,ce, and the metro transit police,trn and all of our partners. we have a lot of assets and resources here, everything thatt needs to be in place is in place. naudible ] people come to the city peo -- >> come down and enjoy thedown e event.nj >> we have a strong security seu event in place. we are the nation's capital. cai we do that on a regular basis. we will have enhanced security u that some, some will not be be visible to the people that comee down. i want team people to feel comfortable, take public transportation, and enjoy yourself. we feel comfortable it's goingrb to be a safe event. >> you're listening to the mayor and the police chief talking about the security situation inn our area.ea. we're in heightened state ofed f alert, and people should gold go about their day but trust in the fact that we have a good good

security system in place at this moment. i think maybe we do have that tt signal back again if we try to take it live again. a >> we have closed off nothing a this stage. >> yes, as far as what happened in bostonars was at a terrorist act. the president was careful not to use those words but you have --- >> no we have not. not it's probably my interpretation at this stage, we have had had nothing of the sort confirmed a this point. >> all right. thank you all very much. you have just been listening to mayor vince gray and police chief les lenier. he mans participatioemancipatios

happening tomorrow.happenin thisg is washington d.c., somee things you may notice, and other things you may not notice. we heard the mayor pension whatt we heard many, many times before, if you see something, se say something, report it. >> we want to toss it back to our boston affiliate. wxx t.v. t.v. covering the situation on the ground.ground. >> several minutes right there.. another explosion just yardsjusr away at the finish line of the e boston marathon. 2:50 that is the time when the e middle of the pack comescomes through. where there's a lot of people coming in.a lo where the people are 10, 20 10, people deep in those crowds, families, babies, mothers, grandmothers, grandfathers. so when they turn around and and hear that explosion and i know, because i was right there at that finish line, turned around and saw that, i will tell you,

that is the moment you will never forget, nothing you ever r expect to see at the finishh line. hold your babyba and you jest hop just hope thate last of it. >> with your kids today, you you moved them right away.away. >> you moved them to safety. sae >> they look to you as parents.a my kids are teenagers now but they look to you, okay, what ist happening here?ppenin but you know, i got to keep thep getting away from that smoke. it's so pry mall, and it's so so simple, but you look at that. >> and you need to protect.prot >> okay, as soon as i got them t far away, i turned around arou snapped that picture and i got out of dodge. dodg your husband had the finish line.line. >> obviously, he had some some company. this speaks to the amount ofto t people who werehe a there, not t spectators but the field of runners. you are finishing with severalit other people.people. you and i both have run the the marathon. we know that the moment you cross the finish line. line.

>> you don't really have youryor wits about you. >> no, people are guiding you. . you have volunteers who take the clip off your shoe. you are exhausted. exha just putting the foo on the barrier to take that off and ofa noted for the record. you want to take one of these my lar blankets and rest and gets s your whits about it, because you have been so foc you had fo foc. >> i saw people who grabbed abbd their cell phones and started sr crying and started running andtn they said i have got to get out of here. here it's your instinct, you want ton get away from that area and do o whatever you can to do that. now when you look back and say, wow, two people are dead, 70 de plus are injured with severeseve injuries, some of them are critical, people who are just there, either running the the marathon, waiting for a lovedr one to come in, experiencing the beauty and the accomplishment and the power of what that is,

and that -- this is what it turned into. all of those streets were re blocked off as you know and to see those explosions and they ty did a heck avenue i job, i willl tell you that, they moved those barricades down and they got thg into those streets and they goty in the emergency personnel in there. and like you made ts -- an an excellent point. all of these doctors and nursesu all of these people are there te make sure that they're taking th care of the marathon runners and then it turns.thent tu and the triage, turned into to something horrific. >> they did talk about that, in fact, the doctor at brigham and women's said that the emts on es the scene were extraordinary inn their efforts to get the injured to the hospitals in the area. tufts, mgh and brigham and women's tried to handle the influx of these patients with severe, severe injuries in many cases. we have a person who ran the e marathon and we're going to hear from them now and get that perspective. >> this is the fee sa fiancé ofa

wonderful writer that we have here, lisa. sa her fee sa an fiancé ran that. t >> the race is canceled. >> you couldn't go underneatht e the final.the >> at that point something is severely wrong here. >> ir on your oin.in >> you're basically on your own. >> i got to 25 points, and then -- 5 points extra. ex >> right before the -- like i le said, i hope everybody is safe,s thank you. than >> that's the protective rightti there. you get so close, but i will say, you know your perspective s is when you look back and see se that, and know that people are e dead. >> exactly that he was able to o say, you know what the marathonn is great but i'm far more concerned with the people who wo are dead injured and today. to >> one of our reporters ran thi marathon for an incredible cause and something that meant so much to her. i'm going cold, i don't know if

you finished.fished. i don't know where you were, take us through it? >> no, i did not finishfinish actually. i was at mile 25.8, i believe,l, and that is where the big crowd of people just stopped. and i came upon that crowd, andd just kind of heard through people who were standing therera that tndhe race was over. i guess prior to getting to that point, i did see people kind ofd running in the opposite direction. i guess trying to get in that 26 26.2 miles and they too, were saying that the race was over. once we got to that point wheren the no one else was allowed to o continue running, we stood therr for maybe a half an hour or so waiting for someone to just kin of tell us what to do. and ultimately